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Holly Starcross

Holly's world came apart when she was six, when her mother took her, and ran away from her father and his farm. From that day on she has had no contact with him, and can barely remember him. But eight years later, with a new family around her, she feels very alone and longs for that half-remembered life. She is starting to question who she really is, and the ...[more]

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The Queen of Green – a Collection of Contemporary Cautionary Tales from Africa

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Weird but True! 2: 300 Outrageous Facts
By: National Geographic Kids Magazine;

Did you know that a great white shark can weigh as much as 15 gorillas? That meteorites the size of basketballs land on Earth about once a month? Kids will devour more than 300 wacky facts in Weird but True! 2-the second installment in a lively new spin-off series from the award-winning National Geographic Kids magazin ...

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My First Book of Southern African Seashore Life
By: Roberta Griffiths; Judy Maré;
Release Date: August 2010

My First Book of Southern African Seashore Life is the latest title in this successful children's series. The book covers 58 sea creatures and plants that are likely to be seen at the shore. An illustrated introduction gives context to the subject, and then each of the featured specimens getsa vivid, full-colour illustrationsimple, informative texttranslation into three other languages - Afrikaans, Xhosa and Zuluvisual clues about the creatur ...

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